Advertorialtheir own training at Millbrook, the Energy Saving Trust's Smarter Driving instructors launched the pilot course in a programme funded by the Department for Transport. Almost 70 drivers, including private motorists, company car drivers, motor dealers and car club members, took the course in its first three months. The results were impressive, with an average 16% reduction in electricity consumption, equating to a 20% increase in range. A small number of individuals had misgivings prior to the training; however, everyone enjoyed the training and was positively enthusiastic about it afterwards. Electric vehicles are enjoyable to drive, and the training gave them the confidence to embark on longer journeys. They understood that hard acceleration in an EV is actually less of a drain than in a conventional car, but driving at higher speed has a greater impact in an EV. They also discovered that by employing the things they may have neglected since their driving test - anticipating the road ahead and braking smoothly - they could get significantly further on a single charge. For an EV driver, that's power indeed.1Based on eight per day for Smarter Driving in petrol and diesel cars and vans. Subsidised by the Department for Transport. Some quotes from participants in EV SD training:"I feel a lot more clued up about EV driving now. I think anyone buying one should really be given some training about how to get the most out of it.""I have a much better understanding of the trade-off between performance, regeneration and range.""I gained confidence from the course and managed more miles."